Dave Winfield talks about the time he fought Nolan Ryan on 'Old Baseball Cards'

There aren’t many like Dave Winfield. That goes for his athletic prowess — remember his fantastic abilities on the football field and basketball court in addition to the baseball field — but also for his charm and ability to tell stories.

We see it all on this week’s episode of “Old Baseball Cards,” Yahoo Sports’ baseball-card driven nostalgia show. Winfield, the Hall of Famer with a 22-year MLB career, joined us to open cards and tell stories. This is a special episode, in front of an audience at our Yahoo Sports MLB Podcast live taping at the All-Star Game in Washington D.C.

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We opened 1984 Topps and 1986 Donruss, and in return, got stories and memories about Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Tim Raines and others. That includes the time Winfield got into a fight with Ryan and what their relationship was like in the years that followed. Winfield is funny, engaging and endearing — proof that he’s one of the game’s all-time greats.

Winfield was also happy to talk about his good friend (and 1979 MVP) Don Baylor. Winfield is part of the Myeloma MVP campaign recently started by Amgen. He’s trying to raise awareness and help people who have myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, that claimed the life of Baylor last year. Go to MyelomaExplained.com for more info on the campaign.

Dave Winfield opens old baseball cards. (Yahoo Sports)

If you’re new to our show, we open packs of old baseball cards with baseball players, coaches and famous fans. Most of the cards we use aren’t worth much. They’re from the junk era of baseball cards. Instead, we use the old unopened packs as muses for great stories — our guests open the packs and see what memories they bring back and what stories they inspire. If you liked this week’s episode with Winfield, we have plenty of episodes that you’ll dig below.